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Examines math anxiety programs in Virginia's colleges, reviewing institutional characteristics, student selection and assessment, and program objectives, emphases, and methods. Concludes that math anxiety programs are few in number, rarely used in remediation, inconsistently defined, and share no single concept of the nature of math anxiety or…

Current data prepared by the New Jersey Education Association presents public schools' salary levels for each municipality in the state. Local degree requirements, minimum and maximum salaries for bachelors' and masters' degrees at four-, five- and six-year training levels and increments are provided. (CM)

Describes the results of a student assessment of teacher performance in the North Carolina Community College System, in which 65 percent of the faculty were rated between average and above average. Concludes that student evaluation affords a powerful device for describing teacher effectiveness. (DMM)

Reports the findings of a study comparing the perceptions of principals and teachers toward the performance of instructional leaders. Offers recommendations for improving the principal's effectiveness. (WD)

Describes a September 1980 study of 310 public library children's specialists from 310 library buildings in 74 California library systems. The survey's findings indicate that continuing education in nonprint media and services is in order for many children's services specialists. (LLS)

Analyzes the findings of a survey of faculty and administrators at l06 high schools in Indiana to determine the role and function of the assistant principal. Examines the educational and professional background, aspirations, and job responsibilities of assistant principals. (CAM)

Discusses the results of an Alabama study on the development of a model for establishing curriculum development priorities in business and office education. Instruments used are included. (JOW)

English teachers in Ohio were surveyed to determine what parts of the secondary school English program and what aspects of teacher preparation they rated as important. (HOD)

Fifty-three members of an adult education association in Washington State ranked job activities important for appraising the competence of adult education administrators in communications, curriculum, personnel, finance, and community relations. Differences in how administrators and teachers ranked these activities related to role and status…

More than 85 percent of the physicians surveyed indicated they are the initial informants to parents regarding the existence of a handicap and the information is immediately presented after birth to both parents, including specific diagnostic labels, possible causation, prognosis, and resources for the family. (Author)

Reports the results of a survey of the practices of 78 Michigan colleges and universities in awarding and transferring credit for nontraditional or experiential learning. (WD)

A study found that Kentucky school health education programs are not resulting in great knowledge of health issues among high school seniors. Reasons for this lack of health knowledge include: (1) The majority of health education teachers remain poorly trained in health; and (2) Health education has not been properly emphasized or valued within…

Reports findings of the New Jersey Attorney General's Office 1979 survey of the state's high school students on their usage of and attitudes toward alcohol and illicit drugs. (SJL)

A survey by the IRA Committee on Basic Education and Reading revealed that most states required adult basic education (ABE) teachers to have elementary or secondary credentials but usually had no additional requirements. Respondents favored setting standards for ABE reading teacher certification, with "a demonstrated competency in teaching…